Solutions to Major Life Burnnout?

I am a 21 year old single mom with a 5 month old infant. I stayed full-time in school this past fall - she was born one month into the semester. Then took a winter session course - basically was putting about 40hours/week into that class (all of which had to be done at night when she was asleep), then spring semester started and I%26#039;m taking 14 credit hours and barely keeping up (i need to graduate by summer so i can get a descent job is my reason for doing this much).

I have been on the 2-4 hours of sleep/day plan since she was born in Sept. I%26#039;ve taken the B12 shots from my doctor to keep alert enough to absorb what i need to learn, caffiene no longer produces any effects (not even monster or those types). I don%26#039;t have any close family and she has strong stranger anxiety and won%26#039;t let anyone else care for her. Even when family comes to visit it really doesn%26#039;t help much - one day of sleep just doesn%26#039;t counter the damage already done. I just am losing strength to keep going.

Solutions to Major Life Burnnout?

Firstly congratulations on your baby and well done - you are working so hard and good on you for trying to better yourself through education and working towards getting a good job to support yourself and your baby. But you have to take a step back and decide whether burning yourself out so that you are too sick to finish the course, look after your baby and yourself is worth it. Your baby will only be a baby for such a short time - enjoy this time, you can%26#039;t ever get it back again. Is it so important to get a good job by summer, or can you stretch it out so you have more of a balance in your life - if it means you are on a benefit for another year or so longer, at least you are on it knowing that you are actually doing all that you can do to get off of it, but use that time to enjoy being a mum aswell as trying to get a better job. All the best.

Solutions to Major Life Burnnout?

WOW! Off the top of my head....maybe you should go to a school counselor and talk with someone! Are you taking any online courses? Maybe you should enroll in mostly online courses so that you can be at home a little more! You need to make a plan for yourself.......write down a plan in a planner and keep to it! You need to get some more sleep! Schedule your classes during the day(i know your baby is having a hard time, but maybe you can find someone she is confortable with that is willing to watch her for a cheap price), and when you get home do your homework and spend some quiet time with the baby! Or maybe you should just take a little break from school and get a part time job or something. Thats really hard....expecially because you dont have any family that is close! I AM SO SORRY! Just keep your head up and know that this will all pay off soon!!!